Rosana Bryant

About Rosana Bryant

Commercial Expert | Foreign Attorney | Negotiations | Contracts & Category Management | Supply Chain | Legal Consultant | Ethics & Compliance | Regulatory Affairs | Diversity & Inclusion | Change & Transformation | Sustainability | Investigations | Customer & Stakeholder Relationship ManagementI’m a foreign‑trained attorney and senior commercial leader with 15+ years of experience navigating complex contracts, negotiations, compliance, and large‑scale transformation across the energy, technology, engineering, and government sectors. My background spans global contracts management, procurement, ethics & compliance, investigations, and supplier and stakeholder relationship management.Throughout my career, I’ve been a trusted partner to senior leadership, ensuring strong commercial outcomes while upholding rigorous compliance standards. I’m known for leading high‑value negotiations, managing multi‑million‑dollar agreements, and driving mission‑critical projects across diverse regions and functions.My approach blends strategic thinking with practical execution—I build strong, high‑performing teams, streamline processes, and help organizations operate with clarity, accountability, and efficiency. As a multilingual, bicultural professional, I’m also passionate about bridging cultural and operational gaps in global business environments.Always open to connecting and collaborating. R••••••••@msn.comEXPERTISE: Commercial strategy, contracts management, procurement, supply chain and category management, compliance and investigations, regulatory affairs, operations support, change and transformation, sustainability, and diversity & inclusion.

Experience

1. Senior Commercial & Contracts Manager

   Baker Hughes

   Oct 2021 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   As a Senior Commercial and Contracts Manager, I shape a systematic approach to contracting and commercial matters within the Baker Hughes IET (Industrial & Energy Technology) Organization fostering the following:Responsible for overall contracting support including negotiations, drafting, executing contracts, managing deadlines relative to contract expirations and post contract evaluation;Creation of contracting processes including governance and maintenance of standard contract templates, as well as the transformation of BH standard contracts templates, thorough a simplification initiative; Directing the governance contract deviations and approval procedures;Supporting the development of learning resources that improve contract competency; Collaborating with the commercial, sales, and legal teams to improve contracting compliance with applicable laws and risk management policies, such as anti-bribery and corruption, ethics, digital security, among others; andDevelop and support commercially robust strategies to assist in decision making.

Education

• Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

  Juris Doctorate - JD, Law

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business